Bar’chu et YHVH ha-m’vorach, Baruch YHVH ha-m’vorach
l’O’lam va-ed! Baruch ata YHVH Eloheinu melech ha-olam asher bachar banu m’kol ha-amim,
v’na-tan lanu eht Torah-to.Baruch atah YHVH, noteyn ha-Torah. Ameyn.”
(Bless YHVH the blessed One;
Blessed is YHVH, the blessed One for all
eternity. Blessed are you,
YHVH, our Elohim, King of the Universe,
you have selected us from among
all the peoples, and have
given us your Torah.
Gen 35:9 And Elohim appeared to Yaʽaqoḇ again, when he came
from Paddan Aram, and blessed him.Gen 35:10 And Elohim said to him,
“Your name is Yaʽaqoḇ, your name is no
longer called Yaʽaqoḇ, but
Yisra’ĕl is your name.” So He called his name
Yisra’ĕl. Gen 35:11 And
Elohim said to him, “I am Ěl Shaddai. Bear fruit
and increase, a nation and
a company of nations shall be from you, and
sovereigns come from your
body. Gen 35:12
“And the land which I gave Aḇraham
and Yitsḥaq I give
To you. And to your seed after you I
give this
land.” Gen 35:13
And Elohim went up from him in the place where He
had spoken With
him. Gen 35:14
And Yaʽaqoḇ set up a standing
column in the place
where He had spoken with him, a monument of stone. And
he poured a
drink offering on it, and he poured oil on it. Gen
35:15 And Yaʽaqoḇ
called the name of the place where Elohim spoke
with him, Bĕyth Ěl.
This the classic journey of a Hebrew – You cross
over (Heb –‘’avar’’) the
Euprates to go to Ysrael. In the process you are
given a New name - Rev
2:17 “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the
assemblies. To him who overcomes I shall give Some
of
the hidden
manna to eat. And I shall give him a white stone, and on the stone a
renewed Name written which no one knows except
him who receives it.”
(Pergamum) Rev 3:12 “He who overcomes, I shall
make him a supporting
post in the
Dwelling Place of My Elohim, and he shall by no
means go out.
And I shall write on him the Name of My Elohim and the name of
the city of My Elohim, the renewed Yerushalayim,
which comes
down out
of the heaven from My Elohim, and My renewed Name. (Phildelphia)
There is an order in the Kingdom – YHVH initiates,
man responds.
We see again and again in the Torah and even in our
own lives a
pattern of man seeking to initiate and expecting
YHVH to
respond. YHVH decides when He shall appear and
reveal Himself
to man.
Joh 6:44 “No one is able to come to Me unless the
Father who
sent Me draws him. And
I shall raise him up in the last day.
Joh 5:19 Therefore יהושע responded and
said to them, “Truly, truly, I say
to you, the Son is able to do none at all by Himself, but
only that which
He sees the Father doing, because whatever He does, the
Son also
likewise does. Joh 5:30 “Of Myself I am unable to do any matter. As I
hear, I judge, and My
judgment is righteous because I do not seek My
own desire, but the
desire of the Father who
sent Me. Joh 15:5 “I am the
vine, you are the
branches. He who stays in Me, and I in him, he bears
much fruit. Because without Me you are able to do naught!
Dan 11:35 “And some of those who have insight
shall stumble, to
refine them, and to cleanse them, and to make them
white, until the
time of the end, for it is still for an appointed
time.
Here follows a quote
from the second president of USA - John Adams –
1825 to 1829.-“Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes,
exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did
not commit suicide. It is in vain to say that democracy is less vain, less
proud, less selfish, less ambitious, or less avaricious(greedy) than
aristocracy or monarchy. It is not true, in fact, and nowhere appears in
history. Those passions are the same in all men, under all forms of simple
government, and when unchecked, produce the same effects of fraud,
violence, and cruelty.” Only a very small remnant will return to Ysrael in
the last days - Isa 1:9 Unless יהוה of hosts had left to us a small remnant,
we would have become like Seḏom, we would have been made like Amorah.
In the last days a very small remnant of Yakov’s sheep will usher in a Theocracy (rule of YHVH) and a constitution for governance based entirely on the Torah of Moshe rabbeinu – Moshe our rabbi as followed and taught by Yahshua the Messiah – see Matt 5:17-19.
Gen 35:16
Then they set out from Bĕyth Ěl. And it came to be,
when there was but a little distance to go to
Ephrath, that Raḥĕl
began to give birth, and had great difficulty
giving birth.
Gen 35:17
And it came to be, as she was having great difficulty
giving birth, that the midwife said to her, “Do not
fear, for it is
another son for you.” Gen 35:18 And it came to be, as her life
was going out – for she died – that she called his
name Ben-Oni.
But his father called him Binyamin.
Note Rachel like Leah gave names to all the sons of
Yisrael. Yet in
the birth of this last son – Yakov steps in and
changes the name.
In the Hebrew mind, the name of a child often
reflects the destiny
of the child. Should not the fathers be taking more
initiative in
giving their children names?
Gen 35:19 So
Raḥĕl died and was buried
on the way to Ephrath,
that is Bĕyth Leḥem.
Gen 35:20 And Yaʽaqoḇ set a standing
column on her grave, which is the monument of Raḥĕl’s grave to
this day. Gen 35:21
And Yisra’ĕl set out and pitched his tent beyond the
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ICEJ ‘’The first time Migdal Eder is mentioned in the Bible is in the account
of Rachel, who died after giving birth to Benjamin, the youngest son of Jacob.
“Then Israel journeyed and pitched his tent beyond the tower of Eder”, records
Genesis 35:21.
‘’This area on the outskirts of Bethlehem is also mentioned in the Talmudic writings. According to the Talmud, all cattle (sheep and goats) found in the area surrounding Jerusalem “as far as Migdal Eder” were deemed to be holy and consecrated and could only be used for sacrifices in the Temple, in particular for the peace and Passover sacrifices. There was thus a special, consecrated circle around the city of Jerusalem.
This means the shepherds in the fields of Bethlehem who first heard the Good News from the angels were not ordinary shepherds but served the sacrificial system of the Temple. These men served the Mosaic covenant, a foreshadowing of the new covenant. And these men were now confronted with the reality of the eternal light to which their ministry had been pointing all these centuries. It was declaring a new era of salvation!
The Hebrew prophet Micah also refers to Migdal Eder. “And you, O tower of the flock,(Heb – migdol Eder) the stronghold of the daughter of Zion, to you shall it come, even the former dominion shall come, the kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem.” (Micah 4:8)
Based on that prophecy, prominent Jewish writers concluded in the Midrash that from all of the places in Ysrael, it would be the Migdal Eder where the arrival of the Messiah would be declared first. That means when the angels appeared that night to the shepherds in the fields outside Bethlehem, it was not just a declaration of the Good News to simple shepherds. It was a powerful prophetic sign to all of Israel. The news of that night must have spread like wildfire through the surrounding villages.’’
‘’This area on the outskirts of Bethlehem is also mentioned in the Talmudic writings. According to the Talmud, all cattle (sheep and goats) found in the area surrounding Jerusalem “as far as Migdal Eder” were deemed to be holy and consecrated and could only be used for sacrifices in the Temple, in particular for the peace and Passover sacrifices. There was thus a special, consecrated circle around the city of Jerusalem.
This means the shepherds in the fields of Bethlehem who first heard the Good News from the angels were not ordinary shepherds but served the sacrificial system of the Temple. These men served the Mosaic covenant, a foreshadowing of the new covenant. And these men were now confronted with the reality of the eternal light to which their ministry had been pointing all these centuries. It was declaring a new era of salvation!
The Hebrew prophet Micah also refers to Migdal Eder. “And you, O tower of the flock,(Heb – migdol Eder) the stronghold of the daughter of Zion, to you shall it come, even the former dominion shall come, the kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem.” (Micah 4:8)
Based on that prophecy, prominent Jewish writers concluded in the Midrash that from all of the places in Ysrael, it would be the Migdal Eder where the arrival of the Messiah would be declared first. That means when the angels appeared that night to the shepherds in the fields outside Bethlehem, it was not just a declaration of the Good News to simple shepherds. It was a powerful prophetic sign to all of Israel. The news of that night must have spread like wildfire through the surrounding villages.’’
Mic 5:2 “But you, Běyth Leḥem Ephrathah, you who are little
among the clans of Yehuḏah, out of you shall come forth to Me
the One
to become Ruler in Yisra’ěl. And His comings forth[a] are of
old, from everlasting.” Footnote: aOr His appearances.
Mic 5:3 Therefore He shall give them up, until the time that she
who is in labour has given birth, and the remnant of His brothers
return to the children of Yisra’ěl.
Mic 5:4 And He shall
stand and
shepherd[b] in the strength of יהוה, in the
excellency of the Name
of יהוה His Elohim. And they shall
dwell, for at that time He shall
be great, to the ends of the earth. Footnote: b Eze_34:13-14.
Gen 35:22 And it came to be, when Yisra’ĕl dwelt in
that land,
that Re’uḇĕn went and lay with
Bilhah his father’s concubine.
And Yisra’ĕl heard about it.
Book of Jubilees chapter 33 - 2 And Reuben saw Bilhah, Rachel's maid,
the concubine of his father, bathing in water in a
secret place, and
he
loved her. 3 And he hid himself at night, and he entered the house of
Bilhah [at night], and he found her sleeping alone on a bed in her house.
4 And he lay with her, and she awoke and saw, and behold Reuben was
lying with her in the bed, and she uncovered the border of her covering
and seized him, and cried out, and discovered that it was Reuben. 5 And
she was ashamed because of him, and released her hand from him, and
he fled. 6 And she lamented
because of this thing exceedingly, and
did not tell it to any one. 7 And when Yacob
returned and sought her, she
said to him: 'I am not clean for you, for I have
been defiled as regards
you; for Reuben has defiled me, and has lain with
me in the night, and I
was asleep, and did not discover until he uncovered
my skirt and slept
with me.' 8 And Yacob was exceedingly wroth with
Reuben because he
had lain with Bilhah, because he had uncovered his
father's skirt. 9 And
Yacob did not approach her again because Reuben had
defiled her. And
as for any man who uncovers his father's skirt his
deed is wicked
exceedingly, for he is abominable before YAHVEH. - See
also Book
of Jubilees chapters 36-38 -
Now the sons of Yaʽaqoḇ were twelve:
Gen 35:23
the sons of Lĕ’ah were Re’uḇĕn,
Yaʽaqoḇ’s first-born, and
Shimʽon, and Lĕwi, and
Yehuḏah, and Yissasḵar, and Zeḇulun; Gen 35:24
the sons of Raḥĕl
were Yosĕph and Binyamin; Gen 35:25 the
sons of
Bilhah, Raḥĕl’s
female servant, were Dan and Naphtali; Gen 35:26 and
the sons of Zilpah, Lĕ’ah’s female servant, were
Gaḏ and Ashĕr. These
were the sons of Yaʽaqoḇ who were born to him
in Paddan Aram. Gen
35:27 And Yaʽaqoḇ came to his father
Yitsḥaq at Mamrĕ, or
Qiryath
Arba, that is Ḥeḇron, where Aḇraham and Yitsḥaq had dwelt. Gen
35:28
And the days of Yitsḥaq
were one hundred and eighty years. Gen
35:29
So Yitsḥaq
breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people,
aged and satisfied of days. And his sons Ěsaw and Yaʽaqoḇ buried him.
Gen 36:1 And this is the genealogy of
Ěsaw, who is Eḏom. Gen 36:2
Ěsaw took his wives from the of Kenaʽan: Aḏah the daughter of
Ělon the
Ḥittite, and Oholiḇamah the daughter of
Anah, the daughter of Tsiḇʽon
The Ḥiwwite;
Gen 36:3 and Basemath, Yishmaʽĕl’s daughter, sister
of
Neḇayoth. Gen 36:4 And Aḏah
bore Eliphaz to Ěsaw, and Basemath bore
Reʽuw’ĕl. Gen 36:5 And Oholiḇamah
bore Yeʽush, and Yaʽlam, and
Qoraḥ.
These were the sons of Ěsaw who were born to him in the land of
Kenaʽan. Gen 36:6 And Ěsaw took his wives, and his sons, and
his
daughters, and all the beings of his household, and
his herds and all his
beasts, and all his possessions which he had gained
in the land of
Kenaʽan, and went to a land
away from the presence of his brother
Yaʽaqoḇ. Gen 36:7 For Their possessions were too great for them
to
dwell together, and the land of their sojournings could
not support them
because of their herds. Gen 36:8 So Ěsaw dwelt in Mount Sĕʽir. Ěsaw is
Eḏom. Gen 36:9 And this is the genealogy of Ěsaw the father
of
the Eḏomites
in Mount Sĕʽir. Gen 36:10 These were the names of Ěsaw’s
sons: Eliphaz son of Aḏah, wife of Ěsaw, and
Reʽuw’ĕl son of Basemath,
wife of Ěsaw. Gen 36:11 And the sons of Eliphaz were Tĕman, Omar,
Tsepho, and Gatam, and Qenaz. Gen 36:12 And Timna was the
concubine of Eliphaz, Ěsaw’s son, and she bore
Amalĕq to Eliphaz. These
were the sons of Aḏah,
Ěsaw’s wife. Gen 36:13 These were the
sons of
Reʽuw’ĕl: Naḥath and Zeraḥ, Shammah and Mizzah.
These were the sons
of Basemath, Ěsaw’s wife. Gen 36:14 These were the sons of
Oholiḇamah,
Ěsaw’s wife, the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Tsiḇʽon.
And she bore to Ěsaw: Yeʽush, and Yaʽlam, and Qoraḥ. Gen 36:15
These were the chiefs of the sons of Ěsaw. The sons
of Eliphaz, the first
born son of Ěsaw, were Chief Tĕman, Chief Omar,\ Chief
Tsepho, Chief
Qenaz, Gen 36:16
Chief Qoraḥ, Chief Gatam, Chief
Amalĕq. These were
the chiefs of Eliphaz in the land of Eḏom. They were the sons
of Aḏah.
Gen 36:17
And these were the sons of Reʽuw’ĕl,
Ěsaw’s son: Chief
Naḥath, Chief Zeraḥ, Chief Shammah, and
Chief Mizzah. These were the
chiefs of Reʽuw’ĕl
in the land of Eḏom. These were the
sons of Basemath,
Ěsaw’s wife. Gen 36:18
And these were the sons of Oholiḇamah,
Ěsaw’s
wife: Chief Yeʽush,
Chief Yaʽlam, and Chief Qoraḥ. These were the Chiefs
descending from Oholiḇamah,
Ěsaw’s wife, the daughter of Anah. Gen
36:19 These
were the sons of Ěsaw, who is Eḏom, and These were
their
chiefs. Gen 36:20
These were the sons of Sĕʽir the Ḥorite who inhabited
the land: Lotan, and Shoḇal, and Tsiḇʽon, and Anah, Gen
36:21 and
Dishon, and Ětser, and Dishan. These were the chiefs of the Ḥorites, the
sons of Sĕʽir,
in the land of Eḏom. Gen 36:22 And the sons of Lotan were
Ḥori and Hĕmam. Lotan’s
sister was Timna. Gen 36:23 And these
were
The sons of Shoḇal:
Alwan, and Manaḥath, and Ěyḇal, Shepho, and
Onam. Gen 36:24
And these were the sons of Tsiḇʽon:
both Ayah
and Anah. This was the Anah who found the water in
the
wilderness as he fed the donkeys of his father Tsiḇʽon. Gen 36:25
And these were the childrenof Anah: Dishon and
Oholiḇamah the
daughter of Anah. Gen 36:26 And these were the sons of Dishon:
Ḥemdan, and Eshban, and
Yithran, and Keran. Gen 36:27 These
were the sons of Ětser: Bilhan, and Zaʽawan, and Aqan. Gen
36:28
These were the sons of Dishan: Uts and Aran. Gen
36:29 These
were the chiefs ofthe Ḥorites: Chief Lotan,
Chief Shoḇal, Chief
Tsiḇʽon, Chief Anah,Gen
36:30 Chief Dishon, Chief Ětser, and Chief
Dishan. These were the chiefs of the Ḥorites, according to
their
chiefs in the land of Sĕʽir. Gen 36:31
And these were the
sovereigns who reigned in the land of Eḏom before any
sovereign
reigned over the children ofYisra’ĕl. Gen
36:32 And Bela the son
of Beʽor
reigned in Eḏom, and the name of
his city was Dinhaḇah.
Gen 36:33
And Bela died, and Yoḇaḇ son of Zeraḥ of Botsra
reigned in his place. Gen 36:34 And Yoḇaḇ died, and Ḥusham of
the land of the Tĕmanites reigned in his place. Gen
36:35 And
Ḥusham died, and Haḏaḏ son of Beḏaḏ, who smote Miḏyan in the
field of Mo’aḇ,
reigned in his place. And the name of his city was
Awith. Gen 36:36
And Haḏaḏ died, and Samlah of
Masrĕqah
reigned in his place. Gen 36:37 And Samlah died, and Sha’ul of
Reḥoḇoth by the River
reigned in his place Gen 36:38 And
Sha’ul
died, and Baʽal-Ḥanan son of Aḵbor reigned in his
place. Gen 36:39
And Baʽal-Ḥanan son of Aḵbor died, and Haḏar
reigned in his place. And the name of his city was
Paʽu. And his
wife’s name was Mehĕtab’ĕl, the daughter of Matrĕḏ, the
daughter of Mĕyzahaḇ.
Gen 36:40 And these were the names of
the chiefs of Ěsaw, according to their clans and
their places, by
their names: Chief Timnah, Chief Alwah, Chief
Yethĕth, Gen 36:41
Chief Oholiḇamah,
Chief Ělah, Chief Pinon, Gen 36:42 Chief
Qenaz, Chief Tĕman, Chief Miḇtsar, Gen 36:43 Chief Maḡdi’ĕl,
Chief Iram. These were the chiefs of Eḏom, according to their
dwelling places in the land of their possession.
Ěsaw was the father of the
Eḏomites.
According to the Stones Chumash commentary page 193
vs 2 there appear to many allusions to incest in Esav descendants.
However the Torah does not omit to mention the
incestuous relationship between Reuben and Billah – vs 35:22
The fact that the two genealogy’s of both Yakov and
Esav are placed side by side in the Torah can lead one to believe that even though
the covenant was renewed through Yakov, both the descendants of Yakov and Esav
were both transgressing the Torah.
Mat 11:25 At that time יהושע responding, said, “I thank You, Father, Master of the heavens
and earth, because You have hidden these matters from clever and learned
ones and have revealed them to babes.c Footnote: c Luk_10:21. Mat
11:26 “Yes, Father, because so it was well-pleasing in Your sight. Mat
11:27 “All have been handed over to Me by My Father, and no one knows the
Son except the Father. Nor does anyone know the Father except the Son, and he
to whom the Son wishes to reveal Him.
Baruch atah YHVH, Eloheynu, Melech ha-‘Olam, asher natan lanu
Toraht-emet, v’chay-yeh o’lam nata-b’tochenu. Baruch atah YHVH, noteyn
ha-Torah. Ameyn.”
(Blessed are you Yahveh, our Elohim, King of the Universe,
you have given us your Torah of truth, and have planted everlasting life within
our midst. Blessed are you, YHVH giver of the Torah – Ameyn.)